Guiding Question Preservations: How can we reduce?
Guiding Activity Make your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution: Create one type of non-toxic cleaning solution, a label for your cleaner’s bottle, and a brochure/flyer advertising your cleaning solution.
Instructions…
1. The students will build their foundation to help answer the guiding question, “How can we reduce?” The students will begin this process by participating in a class discussion about the Pacific Garbage Patch. When students enter the classroom at the beginning of class they will write down the question of the day in their planner/journal. Question of the day: Hypothesize the formation of the Pacific Garbage Patch. The teacher will introduce the concept by sharing images from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation website.
2. The students will increase their knowledge of environmental preservation through researching the Plastiki Expedition. The students will use the class Ning site to participate in a class forum discussion. The students will view two YouTube videos about the Plastiki Expedition and will visit the Plastiki website to begin formulating an understanding of the guiding question. Each student will post a response to the forum question:
“Propose a solution explaining methods that can be used to reduce the amount of trash we produce daily.”
3. On second day of class the students will be divided into five separate teams (Creamy Soft Scrubber Team, Window Cleaner Team, All-Purpose Cleaner Team, Furniture Polish Team, and Mold Killers Team). Each team still will be composed of four students. The team will need to assign the following roles: 2 Chemists, 1 Label Designer and 1 Brochure Marketer. Each team will be responsible for creating the following:
· One type of Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution · A label that will go on the outside of the jar of the cleaning solution. The label will include the name of the solution, a logo, company slogan/motto, and will list the ingredients used to make the cleaning solution. · A brochure/flyer that advertises the benefits of their team’s cleaning solution.
The chemists will use the scientific inquiry process to develop a recipe for their cleaning solution. The marketing team consisting of the label and brochure designers will research information to begin the designing phase of the labels and brochures.
4. On the third day the each team will begin the process of making their cleaning solutions and production of their solution’s label and brochure. The chemists will post observations from their experiment onto the class Ning site. Each member of the team will responsible for writing a blog on the class Ning site for homework. The blog will be a conclusion that relates to the question “How Can We Reduce?” Each team member will explain their answer to the question and explain the importance of their role (chemist or marketer) on the team.
5. The students will share their team’s results on the final day. Each team will share the photos they posted to the Ning site. The team chemists will explain how they made their cleaning solution using the scientific inquiry process. The marketing team will explain the strategy involved in the marketing of their product.
Note: To stick with the theme of preservation no paper handouts will be used during this guiding activity!
Preservations: How can we reduce?
Guiding Activity
Make your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution: Create one type of non-toxic cleaning solution, a label for your cleaner’s bottle, and a brochure/flyer advertising your cleaning solution.
Instructions…
1. The students will build their foundation to help answer the guiding question, “How can we reduce?” The students will begin this process by participating in a class discussion about the Pacific Garbage Patch. When students enter the classroom at the beginning of class they will write down the question of the day in their planner/journal. Question of the day: Hypothesize the formation of the Pacific Garbage Patch. The teacher will introduce the concept by sharing images from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation website.
2. The students will increase their knowledge of environmental preservation through researching the Plastiki Expedition. The students will use the class Ning site to participate in a class forum discussion. The students will view two YouTube videos about the Plastiki Expedition and will visit the Plastiki website to begin formulating an understanding of the guiding question. Each student will post a response to the forum question:
“Propose a solution explaining methods that can be used to reduce the amount of trash we produce daily.”
3. On second day of class the students will be divided into five separate teams (Creamy Soft Scrubber Team, Window Cleaner Team, All-Purpose Cleaner Team, Furniture Polish Team, and Mold Killers Team). Each team still will be composed of four students. The team will need to assign the following roles: 2 Chemists, 1 Label Designer and 1 Brochure Marketer. Each team will be responsible for creating the following:
· One type of Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution
· A label that will go on the outside of the jar of the cleaning solution. The label will include the name of the solution, a logo, company slogan/motto, and will list the ingredients used to make the cleaning solution.
· A brochure/flyer that advertises the benefits of their team’s cleaning solution.
The chemists will use the scientific inquiry process to develop a recipe for their cleaning solution. The marketing team consisting of the label and brochure designers will research information to begin the designing phase of the labels and brochures.
4. On the third day the each team will begin the process of making their cleaning solutions and production of their solution’s label and brochure. The chemists will post observations from their experiment onto the class Ning site. Each member of the team will responsible for writing a blog on the class Ning site for homework. The blog will be a conclusion that relates to the question “How Can We Reduce?” Each team member will explain their answer to the question and explain the importance of their role (chemist or marketer) on the team.
5. The students will share their team’s results on the final day. Each team will share the photos they posted to the Ning site. The team chemists will explain how they made their cleaning solution using the scientific inquiry process. The marketing team will explain the strategy involved in the marketing of their product.
Note: To stick with the theme of preservation no paper handouts will be used during this guiding activity!
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Resources:
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
http://www.algalita.org/index.html
What is Plastiki?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Kbu4ZVTzw&feature=related
The Making of Plastiki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN4zvl5Kr0k&NR=1
Plastiki Site
http://www.theplastiki.com/
Less is the New More
http://www.theplastiki.com/lessisthenewmore/
How to Go Green: Spring Cleaning
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/spring-cleaning/
Non-Toxic Cleaning Solutions:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html